Putin: Archive could go to Jewish museum
Russian President Vladimir Putin is suggesting that a vast collection of Jewish books and documents that is the focus of a dispute between Moscow and ...
Correction: France-Holocaust Theft story
In a Feb. 14 story about France giving back seven paintings taken from their Jewish owners during World War II, The Associated Press erroneously ...

Art witness: the 20th century according to Chagall
A new exhibit in Paris tries to show the painter Marc Chagall as a historian of the 20th century. Through rich, colorful allegories of the two world ...

Hamburg airport security staff to strike
A German union has called on security workers at Hamburg airport to walk off the job on Wednesday, the latest in a series of strikes staged to ramp ...

German court strengthens gay adoption rights
Germany's highest court strengthened gay couples' adoption rights in a ruling Tuesday that the country's justice minister greeted as "a historic step.

Nestle finds horse meat in beef pasta meals
The world's biggest food and drinks maker Nestle SA has become the latest company to pull some of its products off European shelves after they were ...

Burberry, Tom Ford lead London fashion showcase
Bold looks at Burberry Prorsum and a much-anticipated show by Tom Ford brought London Fashion Week to an exhilarating climax Monday, packed with ...

Burberry takes a walk on the wild side
Burberry Prorsum has taken its classic trench coats on safari for a makeover. In a catwalk show that drew stars such as Kate Beckinsale and Michelle ...
Dark romance at Erdem's London catwalk show
Designer Erdem Moralioglu has garnered a long list of fans with his delicate, ice cream-colored floral dresses, but this season he decided to try ...

Tom Ford offers elegant catwalk show in London
Tom Ford put his stamp on London Fashion Week with a rare catwalk show Monday in the elegant confines of Lancaster House in the posh St.
Belgians hunt boar: No contest, animals win
Belgians went on a boar hunt and at first it looked like no contest: 200 hunters vs. 170 wild boars. Yet in the end, only one boar was slain.
Camouflage meets velvet at Christopher Kane show
Camouflage has suddenly become stylish. So have big fox fur stoles, velvet and feather trim. Designer Christopher Kane seems to have the Midas touch: ...

Workers at Spain's Iberia begin 15 days of strikes
Protesters clashed with police at Madrid's international airport as ground staff and cabin crews for Spain's Iberia began 15 days of strikes to ...

Checks, punk, vintage glamor vie at London shows
Tweed checks at Mulberry, punk styling at Preen, pretty vintage-style dresses at Temperley London. Designers showcased their latest autumn and winter ...

Westwood champions Assange on London catwalk
Few designers so consistently mix fashion with politics, or manage to secure her fans' adoration with the same looks almost every season. But Vivienne ...
English checks highlight Mulberry's London catwalk
Tweed checks, hounds-tooth twinsets, a cheeky "Rule Britannia" catwalk soundtrack: Luxury brand Mulberry on Sunday delivered the most quintessentially ...

Hitchcock heroine inspires Temperley London show
Alfred Hitchcock seems to be in fashion these days: There's the movie starring Anthony Hopkins, a BBC drama about the filmmaker, and now designer ...

Sophisticated punk at Preen's London catwalk show
Sophisticated and sleek with a little bit of punk: Preen's latest collection for autumn and winter hints at an edgy biker girl, but any rebelliousness ...

Kosovo celebrates 5 years of independence
Ethnic Albanians in Kosovo celebrated the fifth anniversary of their declaration of independence from Serbia with a parade of police and armed forces ...

Rihanna, Issa light up London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week moved into high international gear Saturday with a debut collection from Barbadian pop diva Rihanna, a Native American-inspired ...
Rihanna brings pop star casual to London catwalk
No one went to Rihanna's Saturday night debut as a fashion designer expecting demure dresses set off with tasteful pearls. So no one was surprised by ...

Issa shows Native American-influenced collection
Fashion week kicked up a notch Saturday night as Daniella Issa Helayel — best known by her middle name — showed a series of dresses and coats ...

London's glittery fashion week keeps on rolling
London Fashion Week swings into star time with a debut fashion show from pop star Rihanna and other big design names, including Issa and Jasper Conran

Tom Ford, Rihanna lead London Fashion Week lineup
Once the most marginal of fashion capitals, London has finally grown up to be a style force to be reckoned with. So say the organizers of London ...